
About this episode
Former Top Chef host and best-selling author Padma Lakshmi takes us back to her early childhood in Chennai, India where she was raised by her grandparents and then to New York City where she would skate to meet her mom at a falafel cart for lunch as a teen. She opens up about why it's so important now more than ever to appreciate and redefine what it means to be an 'American' dish. Plus, she teaches us how to make her mama's Yogurt Rice.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Your Mama’s Kitchen publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Your Mama’s Kitchen

How Carla Hall Went from Theater Kid to Top Chef
Your Mama’s Kitchen

Happy Thanksgiving From Your Mama's Kitchen
Your Mama’s Kitchen

Phil Rosenthal is Anthony Bourdain “If He Was Afraid of Everything”
Your Mama’s Kitchen

Life Is a Party and They Are The Hosts: A Conversation with Brie Larson & Courtn...
Your Mama’s Kitchen